Don't rule his fitness out yet! Mills was just as bad and younger now look at him. Craft would be a brilliant signing. We need players of his quality because at the moment the squad has got worse for next season so far

Pompey Warrior'Mart' mentioned the player in question in a post about a week ago but was completely ignored! He (the player, not Mart) is from a Premiership club in the south west...
Aren't clues fun?!

No. And neither are unsubstantiated rumours.

(See a thread titled "Dylan Hartley", in which, by the way, we are surely owed at least 3 apologies)

Pompey Warrior'Mart' mentioned the player in question in a post about a week ago but was completely ignored! He (the player, not Mart) is from a Premiership club in the south west...
Aren't clues fun?!

Equally we will be without FH for half the season, we don't have a reliable place kicker, we don't have a fly half really capable of executing the kicking game DoubleG requires consistently, the guy who transformed our lineout has gone, and if we suffer injuries again we are totally screwed given the size of the squad. We can achieve 9th, possibly 8th, no better in my view.

As far as Parling is concerned, I would be very worried about his concussion history and think that with the lesser impacts, Japan would probably be the right call for him. (rather like Dewalt's suspect shoulder)

On Parling's concussions, I still think this should have been two reds

Exeter were in negotiation with him for quite a while but Baxter admitted they wouldn't pay what he was likely to get from a season or two in Japan and then a move to Melbourne.

Pompey Warrior'Mart' mentioned the player in question in a post about a week ago but was completely ignored! He (the player, not Mart) is from a Premiership club in the south west...
Aren't clues fun?!

Ok I'm still curious about this and as the search function doesnt appear to work for me can someone please let me know who 'mart' mentioned.

I've been trying to think who it could be, from Gloucester, Bath, Bristol or Exeter?
Cant think of anyone who is accounted for from gloucester, cant think of anyone Id particularly want from Bristol and cant think of any reason why it wouldn't have been announced if it was from Bath. Most of Exeters players seemed to be tied up in contracts, Id like Dave Ewers but he is not a lineup option by any stretch of the imagination.

Tom Croft would be excellent if he was fit for the season, I do worry if he'll ever be fully fit again however.

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